Alexis Sanchez is not leaving Arsenal, insists boss Arsene Wenger

12 July,2017 08:38 AM IST |  London  |  PA Sport

Wenger believes Sanchez, 28, - who last month said he knew where he would be playing next season but stopped short of announcing his plans - could still extend his stay in north London



Arsenal midfielder Alexis Sanchez

Arsene Wenger insists Alexis Sanchez has not told him he wants to leave Arsenal.

Speculation has mounted over the future of the Chile forward this summer, with Sanchez's contract at the Emirates expiring at the end of the upcoming season.

However, Wenger believes Sanchez, 28, - who last month said he knew where he would be playing next season but stopped short of announcing his plans - could still extend his stay in north London.


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"The players come back and we expect them to respect their contracts," Wenger said.

Asked whether Sanchez had told him he wanted to leave, the Frenchman added: "No.

Nobody knows if Sanchez will be in the final year of his contract next season, because he can as well extend his contract with us at the start of the season or during the season, so it's not necessarily the last year of his contract."

Wenger reiterated that he would not sell a player to a rival Premier League club. "That's in the continuity of what I said at the end of the season; that's what we will do," he added.

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